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Cannot add public key after adding device
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Description
I just tried using Keybase for the first time. I used one of the desktop clients and added a machine to my account. I found that I could not upload a public key after this; the web interface kept trying to push me into uploading my private key. As a work-around, I did a "sledgehammer" reset and added my public key first.
It was very disconcerting at first how pushy Keybase was to get my private key. I also knew there should be an option to manually upload and verify it, but I was not presented with it above (until the work-around).
Is this intentional?
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Research direction
Reproduce the reported flow in the desktop client and web interface: add a machine to an account, then try to upload and verify a public key. Done means the interface offers the public-key upload path without requiring a private-key upload, or clearly explains the intended behavior.
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- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 25/100